Tanglewood Tales, Circe's Palace, part 27: Ulysses wins back his men from the swine and sees the sea nymphs

Tests: 1 of 13 right · Exam: 0 of 4 right · Kind: ★ · Understood: 11 of 17 · Run: 2026-10-18, commit f3c23ea72

Lesson 2068 of the books course of Mova's primary school, as Mova's small model took its tests: it had read this lesson and the ones before it and learned from their exercises. Each test shows the options in the order the student saw them, its choice, the right answer, the score of every option and why it chose.

Every question of this lesson and each of its options parsed by Mova, with trees and pragmatics: the lesson's questions in the corpora.

Test 1 · ★ · right ✓

yo, who made circe swear that oath, bruh?

1. neptune — no support
2. ulysses — ← Mova's choice · ✓ the right answer · score 2
3. picus — no support
4. circe — score 2

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 2, tied with another option at 2 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2068, line 1: «Ulysses makes Circe swear a solemn oath to turn his companions back into men.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same action «make» (+3). Against it: the same doer «ulysses» (-1). · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 2 · ★ · wrong ✗

so how'd circe change the hogs back, fr?

1. she waved her wand — ✓ the right answer · score -3
2. with a golden staff — ← Mova's choice · score 1
3. with a potion — score 1
4. a magic spell — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask what something is like. It chose option 2 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2068, line 9: «Why: Ulysses says the men must be changed back "lest their bad example should corrupt the other hogs".», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «change back» (+3). Against it: the same thing acted on «men» (-2). The right option, 1, scored -3. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 3 · ★ · wrong ✗

what kind of nymph was the hamadryad, lowkey?

1. a river nymph — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a nymph — no support
3. an oak nymph — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. a tree spirit — no support

Why: Nothing it remembers matched the question, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 4 · ★ · wrong ✗

how many hogs were actually his crew, bruh?

1. twenty-one — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the whole crew of thirty-two sailors — no support
3. twenty-two of his men in all — no support
4. twenty-two — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 5 · ★ · wrong ✗

the purple bird, what was he really, no cap?

1. a wise king — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the sea god — no support
3. an ancient king of Latium — no support
4. king picus — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 6 · ★ · wrong ✗

why did ceres need to hurry, fr?

1. the grain was sour — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. the harvest was late — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. it was winter — no support
4. the wheat in the north had all rotted away — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 7 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did proserpina wanna make, lowkey?

1. flower wreaths for her friends — ✓ the right answer · score 0
2. a bright crown of violets and lilies to give to her playmates on the shore — no support
3. a long chain of golden flowers for all her companions — ← Mova's choice · score 4
4. necklaces for her playmates now — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 3 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 2068, line 18: «Proserpina wants to pick flowers to make "a wreath" for each of her playmates.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «make» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: one says «not», the other does not (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 0. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 8 · ★ · wrong ✗

what was ceres wearing on her head, bro?

1. a crown of wheat — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. a red hat — no support
3. a wreath of barley — no support
4. a turban of poppies — ✓ the right answer · no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 9 · ★ · wrong ✗

what pulled ceres's car, no cap?

1. golden horses — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. winged horses — no support
3. winged dragons — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. two dragons — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 959, line 13: «the sister's feeling: she says "I love it very much" about the tree, and she believes the old couple had something that "attracts my heart."», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «attract» (+3); the same thing acted on «heart» (+2). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 10 · ★ · wrong ✗

why couldn't the nymphs go on land, fr?

1. they feared the sun — no support
2. they grow weak in dry air — no support
3. they'd get faint without the salt breeze — ✓ the right answer · no support
4. their father forbade them from ever leaving the sea waters at all — ← Mova's choice · score -4

Why: It took the question to ask why something happens (its cause). It chose option 4 with score -4, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 1159, line 13: «She gives her son a bride to get land and treasure, "not from love to Manus, but because she wished to destroy him."», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. Against it: the same doer «mother» (-4). The right option, 3, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 11 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did ulysses keep as beasts, bruh?

1. bears, foxes and panthers — ← Mova's choice · score 5
2. the wolves — score 5
3. lions, tigers and wolves — ✓ the right answer · score 5
4. all the lions, tigers, wolves and bears of the island — score 5

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1712, line 6: «Who: the young chief, who goes after his lost bride, and an old man in skins who holds a staff and waits at his door.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «hold» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). Against it: the same circumstance (-1). The right option, 3, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 12 · ★ · wrong ✗

what did the newly fixed men gobble up, lol?

1. ripe red apples from the orchard — ← Mova's choice · score 6
2. acorns — ✓ the right answer · score 6
3. berries — score 6
4. sweet acorns and chestnuts from the oak — score 6

Why: It took the question to ask what it is done to. It chose option 1 with score 6, tied with another option at 6 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 580, line 14: «Why: Brer Fox is afraid of "Brer Wolf," so he must invent an excuse before he can gobble the little rabbits.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «gobble» (+4); a different thing acted on (counts against) (+2). The right option, 2, scored 6. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Test 13 · ★ · wrong ✗

which dude was the wise king in charge, fr?

1. ulysses — ✓ the right answer · score 1
2. neptune — ← Mova's choice · score 4
3. circe — score 4
4. picus — score 4

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 4, tied with another option at 4 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1701, line 13: «Old word: an equerry was a servant in charge of horses, and today it means a royal officer who attends a member of the royal family.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same place «charge» (+4); the same thing acted on «servant» (+2). Against it: a different doer (counts against) (-2). The right option, 1, scored 1. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 1 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what oath was the enchantress bound before Ulysses consented to spare her life?

1. An oath to feed his companions well and let them go free — ← Mova's choice · no support
2. An oath to restore his companions to their former human shapes — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. A solemn vow to guard the island and its wild beasts forever — no support
4. An oath to restore his companions to human shape and to grant him safe passage home at last — no support

Why: No option found support in what it remembers, so it guessed: it took the first option shown. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 2 · formal language · wrong ✗

By what means did the enchantress effect the restoration of the twenty-two swine?

1. By sprinkling herbs and chanting a long spell — no support
2. By striking them with a golden staff and singing — ← Mova's choice · score 5
3. By touching them with a rod — score 5
4. By waving her wand and repeating a few magic words — ✓ the right answer · score 5

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 2 with score 5, tied with another option at 5 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1061, line 17: «Old words: a "buckler" is a small round shield, "smote" is an old word for struck, and "alacrity" means quick, eager speed.», reached through the remembered sentence the question matched. What matched: the same action «strike» (+3); the same circumstance (+2). The right option, 4, scored 5. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 3 · formal language · wrong ✗

For what reason did Ulysses decline to restore the lions, tigers and wolves to human form?

1. So that their cruel dispositions might be openly displayed — ✓ the right answer · no support
2. So that their fierce tempers might serve as a visible warning — score -4
3. Because the gods had commanded that all cruel men must remain beasts for the rest of their lives on this island and beyond — ← Mova's choice · score 1
4. So that their cruel dispositions might be openly displayed to every traveller who passed by the island in future years — score 1

Why: It took the question to ask who or what does it. It chose option 3 with score 1, tied with another option at 1 (the first shown, or the one claiming less beyond what it knows, wins). Its support: lesson 1199, line 12: «Why: the king is angry because his daughter has refused all the kings and princes who sought her hand.», reached through a sentence linked to the one the question matched. What matched: it fills the role the question asks for (+1). The right option, 1, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

Exam question 4 · formal language · wrong ✗

For what reason were the sea nymphs unwilling to accompany Proserpina onto the dry land?

1. They feared their sea home would vanish without the salt breeze — no support
2. They feared faintness without the salt breeze of the ocean — ✓ the right answer · no support
3. They feared the land — ← Mova's choice · score 5
4. They dreaded the dry land air and the heat of the sun — no support

Why: It took the question to ask a circumstance (with what, when, how). It chose option 3 with score 5, the only option with support. Its support: lesson 2005, line 16: «Old word: a "demesne" means the land around a lord's house, and a "decrepit" creature is one worn out and weak with age.», reached through the option's own match among the sentences about the question's things. What matched: the same doer «old word» (+4); the same thing acted on «land» (+1). The right option, 2, found no support in what it remembers. · the question and its options parsed, with trees and pragmatics

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